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casperthegm

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12. I'm not here to bash, just answer your question regarding distrust
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 09:19 AM
Feb 2016

I can only answer for myself but here are a number of reasons I don't care for her/distrust her;

Her position on Keystone (or lack of one). She waited until the same week that Obama made his decision before announcing where she stood. That's not standing up for the environment. That's politics.

Wall Street money. Whether it's impression or reality, it's there and it can't help but make me wonder. Generally speaking, it's hard to imagine the banks and Wall Street throwing all of that money at her and saying "here you go, we don't expect anything in return." And if you haven't checked out the youtube video of Elizabeth Warren vs Hillary Clinton I recommend you do so.

Her opposition to Glass Stegall. Though I do recall her telling the banks to "cut it out." Thanks Hillary.

Her Iraq vote. You may be sick of hearing about it but it's a big deal. It was poor judgement and lack of foresight. Sanders saw that it would destabilize the region. And it did. Now we not have the legacy of the Iraq war, we have the current ISIS situation.

Speaking of that, there is the no-fly zone proposal. Another poor foreign policy decision. What happens when Russian jets cross that line? You have to be prepared for that and I don't see it.

The email and server investigation by the FBI. Sorry, it's real. It very well could end up being nothing in the end, but what if it's not? What if it drags on until the general election and then she gets indicted? Then you end up with a republican in the White House.

Gay marriage. You can see how she has flip flopped over the years, as confirmed via politifact. Another change based on the political winds.

All of this and more have led me to distrust her judgement and her authenticity.

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I don't distrust Hillary. Lunabell Feb 2016 #1
"Bernie Sanders Claims He’s a Longtime Champion of Marriage Equality. It’s Just Not True." Cha Feb 2016 #2
Thank you so much for facts, Cha! betsuni Feb 2016 #3
You're welcome.. I think a key point here is that sanders was claiming it and it just isn't Cha Feb 2016 #5
agree ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #23
Well, I expect politicians to do politically expedient things, it's part of the job. betsuni Feb 2016 #4
Why are you in the Hillary group? Tommy2Tone Feb 2016 #6
The corporate M$M is the big winner! yallerdawg Feb 2016 #7
Because there have ADMITTEDLY been millions of TAX PAYER dollars spent on the "Dont Trust Hillary" uponit7771 Feb 2016 #8
Clinton Foundation? Anyone! RunInCircles Feb 2016 #9
Quit spreading misinformation.. no one asked for that. Cha Feb 2016 #10
The name says it all. eom fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #16
Various reasons Nonhlanhla Feb 2016 #11
I'm not here to bash, just answer your question regarding distrust casperthegm Feb 2016 #12
Disagreement I see treestar Feb 2016 #14
Warren romana Feb 2016 #15
See? You can write all that about Hillary in the Hillary Clinton Group, and NO ONE has BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #18
Sounds like you disagree with her positions but not where's she's been a Bush level liar on some uponit7771 Feb 2016 #20
They don't treestar Feb 2016 #13
If Bernie got the same in-depth bashing through tens of millions of dollars as Hillary Clinton gets BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #17
So true, and it's become "cool" to say all politicians can't be trusted treestar Feb 2016 #25
Well, I'm no sheep and I refuse to bleat with the others. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #32
the Republicans handmade34 Feb 2016 #19
They don't trust her, yet give everyone else a pass... pandr32 Feb 2016 #21
yep.... mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #22
The more than 25 years of right wing lies... wysi Feb 2016 #24
Let me count the ways.... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #26
No. Please pack your knives and go. betsuni Feb 2016 #27
The truth is... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #28
I see you have your run of the mill RW and CT talking UtahLib Feb 2016 #30
Right.... wrong NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #33
Uh oh... BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #31
Most of the Unions are supporting Hillary. HRC and PP are supporting Hillary. Later today Cha Feb 2016 #35
20 +++ years of smears by the right-wing machine Lil Missy Feb 2016 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #34
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